Ageing, ageism and anti-ageism: Moral stance in geriatric medical discourse

Language and Communication in Old Age: Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 177-208

  Coupland, Nikolas ^a   Coupland, Justine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203775233-18     Document Type: Chapter

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